NEVER AGREE TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS

When you are a professional speaker, or even if you’re not, you should never agree to speak in a venue that requires you to sign something like this. (The three misspelled words are in the nature of icing on the cake.) If you are ever faced with this sort of...

March 22 Editing Quiz with Answers!

It’s true I do make fun of some of the writing that I see. Yup, I plead guilty. But I only make fun of writing (and post it here) when the author is someone who should know better. Generally speaking, what I post here is basic stuff; you know, stuff that we all...

March 30, 2016 20-Question EDITING QUIZ!

Last week I joined a nationally known organization and, when I joined, I got its membership package, marketing materials, etc., etc. There were DOZENS of mistakes in the main package, which explained the various things that this organization offers that it claims will...

IN MY OPINION, March 29, 2016

You know, I “get” that people have become more and more colloquial, more and more casual, in their conversation. It’s sort of like we’re all rushing towards the bottom. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The rise of the gangsta rapper as grammar authority....